Mentoring Practices among Academic Staff in Selected Higher Education Institutions in Kwara State, Nigeria
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2022
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Department of Library, Science Education and Learning Technology, Alhikmah University, Ilorin, Nigeria
Abstract
The paper examined mentoring practices among academic staff in selected Higher
Education Institutions (HEIs) in Kwara State, Nigeria. The study applied a survey
research design using a semi-structured questionnaire as a data collection instrument. A
total of 325 academic staff served as the sample size for this study using the convenience
sampling technique to facilitate the online selection of respondents. Data was collected
online via a Google questionnaire and analyzed accordingly Findings of the study
revealed that supervisory and informal mentoring was practicalised in the selected HEIs
in Kwara State, Nigeria. The study further revealed a high level of satisfaction and
beneficial outcomes derived from mentoring practices across the selected HEIs.
However, mentoring practices in HEIs were faced with several institutional challenges
such as lack of training, lack of institutional support, lack of incentives and motivation on
the part of management, and lack of interest among others. Based on the findings of the
study on institutional challenges, policy recommendations were offered such as
institutionalizing formal mentoring, developing of mentoring policy, and others to aid the
successful implementation of mentoring practices in these institutions
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Mentoring, Academic staff, Higher education institutions, Practices